Guardian: Deforestation may have triggered the recent Ebola outbreak in west Africa, Frances environment minister Ségolène Royal told a London summit hosted by the Prince of Wales ahead of next months Cop21 conference.
Addressing the British energy and climate change secretary, Amber Rudd, representatives from forest nation governments and global companies, Royal said researchers believe the destruction of forest habitat brought bats, known to carry the virus, into greater contact with humans....